list of president in India since independence
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Answer: 17 President
Explanation:Name Starting date Closing date Profiles
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad January 26th, 1950 May 13th, 1962 He was the first President of republic India.
2. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan May 13th, 1962 May 13th, 1967 He was the 2nd President of India.
3. Dr Zakir Hussain May 13th, 1967 May 3rd, 1969 He was the 3rd President of India.
4. Varahagiri Venkata Giri May 3rd, 1969 July 20th, 1969 He was acting President because of Hussain’s death.
5. Mohammad Hidayatullah July 20th, 1969 August 24th, 1969 He was acting President till Giri’s presidency.
6. Varahagiri Venkata Giri August 24th, 1969 August 24th, 1974 He was the 4th President of India.
7. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed August 24th, 1974 February 11th, 1977 He was the 5th President of India.
8. Basappa Danappa Jatti February 11th, 1977 July 25th, 1977 He was a chief minister of the Mysore but got elected as President, After the death of Ahmed.
9. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy July 25th, 1977 July 25th, 1982 Reddy was the 6th President of India unopposed.
10. Giani Zail Singh July 25th, 1982 July 25th, 1987 He was the 7th President of India and was also a member of the Congress party.
11. Ramaswamy Venkataraman July 25th, 1987 July 25th, 1992 He was the 8th President of India. He was also a lawyer and a professional politician.
12. Shankar Dayal Sharma July 25th, 1992 July 25th, 1997 He was the 9th President of India, and he was also a member of the National Congress party of India.
13. Kocheril Raman Narayanan July 25th, 1997 July 25th, 2002 He was the 10th President of India and the best diplomat in India.
14. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam July 25th, 2002 July 25th, 2007 He was the 11th President of India, and he was a great scientist. He worked in ISRO and DRDO organizations.
15. Pratibha Patil July 25th, 2007 July 25th, 2012 She was the 12th President of India, and she was the first woman to Be President.
16. Pranab Mukherjee July 25th, 2012 July 25th, 2017 He was the 13th President of India, and he was also a senior leader of the National Congress party.
17. Shri Ram Nath Kovind July 25th, 2017 Working He is the 14th President of India, and he is also ex-governor Of Bihar.
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Rajendra Prasad 13 May 1952 – 13 May 1957
13 May 1957 – 13 May 1962
He was elected twice as the president
He was also the president of the constituent assembly before being elected for this post.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967
Radhakrishnan was a prominent philosopher and writer.
He also held the position of vice-chancellor of the Andhra University and Banaras Hindu University.
Zakir Hussain 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969
He was the recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna.
He was the shortest-serving president and passed away in office.
Varahagiri Venkata Giri 3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969
24 August 1969 – 24 August 1974
He was elected Vice President of India in 1967.
He served as the president for a short term due to the sudden death of Zakir Hussain in office.
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 24 August 1974 – 11 February 1977
He was the president during Emergency.
He was the second president who died in office.
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 25 July 1977 – 25 July 1982
He was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
He became the youngest President who occupied Rashtrapati Bhavan and contested twice for the post of president.
Zail Singh 25 July 1982 – 25 July 1987
He was the Chief Minister of Punjab and the Union Home Minister
Ramaswamy Venkataraman 25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992
He is a receiver of “Tamra Patra” for his contributions to India’s freedom struggle.
Shankar Dayal Sharma 25 July 1992 – 25 July 1997
He was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and the Indian Minister for Communications.
Kocheril Raman Narayanan 25 July 1997 – 25 July 2002
He served as India’s ambassador to Thailand, Turkey, China and the United States of America.
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam 25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007
He played a leading role in the development of India’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs.
He was also a Bharat Ratna recipient.
Pratibha Patil 25 July 2007 – 25 July 2012
She was the first woman president of India.
Pranab Mukherjee 25 July – 25 July 2017
He was awarded the best Parliamentary Award in 1997.
He also received Padma Vibhushan in 2008
Ram Nath Kovind 25 July 2017 – Incumbent
He served as the Governor of Bihar.
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